Jere Hård
Encyclopedia
Jere Hård is a retired male freestyle
and butterfly
swimmer from Finland
. He twice swam for his native country at the Olympics: in 2000
and 2004
.
He mainly excelled in the – non-Olympic – 50 m butterfly event, in both long (50 m) and short course (25 m).
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
and butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
swimmer from Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. He twice swam for his native country at the Olympics: in 2000
Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Gold:*Arsi Harju — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Jyrki Järvi and Thomas Johanson — Sailing, Men's 49er Team Event- Silver:* Juha Hirvi — Shooting, Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions- Bronze:...
and 2004
Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Gold:*Arsi Harju — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Jyrki Järvi and Thomas Johanson — Sailing, Men's 49er Team Event- Silver:* Juha Hirvi — Shooting, Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions- Bronze:...
.
He mainly excelled in the – non-Olympic – 50 m butterfly event, in both long (50 m) and short course (25 m).